TV Optical Out help

[dbowes]

Hi,

I currently have SkyHD and PS3 connected up via HDMI to my TV (Sont KDL-X3000).

I also have a 5.1 surround dvd/amplifier with optical input (no HDMI). Now i know i could connect my SkyHD/PS3 to my amp via optical, however i was wondering if i connected the Optical out from my TV to my Amp, would the DolbyDigital pass through the TV. Obviously that way i would have my amp playing the audio for whatever i am watching on the TV.

I also have a media player. If this is connected up to the TV via phono would the audio pass through to the amp too?

Thanks guys

Daniel

 

[markw]

Analog and digital are two different animals.

All the TV's I've seen will only send out, via digital optical, only what it generates from it's own internal ATSC tuner. I can't recall one that will "pass thru" a digital signal from another device.

As for analog audio sources, (red/white phono plugs), it's not uncommon for a TV to pass these through to a receiver via their analog outputs.

hope this helps...

 

[engtaz]

My friend has a Sony LCD TV that does pass thru audio to the optical output. We hooked up a Toshiba HD DVD player and a PS3 via HDMI to the TV. I took the optical out of the TV and ran it to the AVR and everything works fine.

engtaz